๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England. It is administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the second largest town in the administrative county of Leicestershire, after Loughborough. Hinckley is about halfway between the cities of Leicester and Coventry and is near the larger town of Nuneaton in Warwickshire.
Industry Hinckley is a traditional centre of the hosiery industry. The first framework knitting machine was brought here by Joseph Iliffe in the 17th century and by the 19th century Hinckley was responsible for a large proportion of Britain's hosiery production. Since the Second World War the hosiery industry has steadily shrunk in size although several textile firms remain in the area. Hinckley & District Museum, which is housed in a range of former framework knitters' cottages, tells the story of the hosiery industry and contains some examples of framework knitting machines.
Ultima Sports Ltd, a manufacturer of sports cars is based in Hinckley as is Paynes Garages Ltd, one of the oldest family-owned Ford Motor Dealerships in the UK. Established by JA Payne in 1907, the firm became Ford Dealers in 1922. The business remains family owned with Nigel Payne, grandson of the founder, one of the current Directors.
The town's central location and good links to the UK motorway network have made it a common location for distribution warehouses. Hammonds Furniture, a family owned nationwide fitted furniture company, was established in the town in 1926 by Thomas Hammonds, and currently employs over 850 people in its two Hinckley factories.
Hinckley has housed the Triumph Motorcycles Ltd facility since 1990. Founded in 1902 Triumph is one of the oldest motorcycle producers still in activity. In the summer of 2017 there are plans for the reopening of a visitors centre and cafe, namely 1902, opening six days a week.
Hinckley is home to a well-established creative and technology community with designers, illustrators, artists and photographers taking up residence in the town, particularly in converted buildings such as the renovated Atkins Building (formerly Atkins Hosiery, also home to the Hinckley Times newspaper) and Graphic House on Druid Street, also a former factory converted to modern office and studio use.
Supercar manufacturer Ultima Sports are based in Hinckley. They claim to have set the fastest roadcar lap around the Top Gear test track with their GTR720 model, although it has never appeared on the programme.
Hinckley has a population of over 20,000 people. Hinckley also forms the centre of the wider Hinckley and Bosworth district which has a population of over 113,136 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Hinckley has links with:
๐ฉ๐ช Herford, Germany ๐ซ๐ท Le Grand-Quevilly, France ๐บ๐ธ Midland, USA๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ March 52.551
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Sutton Coldfield 52.563
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Peterborough 52.566
๐ฉ๐ช Reinickendorf 52.567
๐ฉ๐ช Lichtenberg 52.533
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ West Bromwich 52.522
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Rotherham -1.355
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Eastleigh -1.35
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Castleford -1.345
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Banbury -1.336
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Newbury -1.323
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Winchester -1.317
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Darfield -1.379
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Sunderland -1.38
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Southampton -1.4
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Ripley -1.407
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ South Shields -1.417
๐ซ๐ท La Roche-sur-Yon -1.426
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Northallerton -1.429
Locations Near: Hinckley -1.37272,52.5424
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Nuneaton -1.464,52.522 d: 6.6
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Coventry -1.5,52.4 d: 18
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Rugby -1.26,52.37 d: 20.6
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Warwick -1.561,52.379 d: 22.2
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Leicester -1.129,52.634 d: 19.4
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Loughborough -1.224,52.769 d: 27.1
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Swadlincote -1.546,52.772 d: 28.1
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Leamington -1.535,52.289 d: 30.2
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Leamington Spa -1.533,52.283 d: 30.8
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Royal Leamington Spa -1.533,52.283 d: 30.8
Antipodal to: Hinckley 178.627,-52.542
๐ณ๐ฟ Dunedin 170.474,-45.884 d: 19068.2
๐ณ๐ฟ Christchurch 172.617,-43.517 d: 18917.4
๐ณ๐ฟ Canterbury 171.58,-43.543 d: 18886.8
๐ณ๐ฟ Wellington 174.767,-41.283 d: 18729.7
๐ณ๐ฟ Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 18725
๐ณ๐ฟ Lower Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 18725
๐ณ๐ฟ Invercargill 168.373,-46.413 d: 19010.1
๐ณ๐ฟ Upper Hutt 175.05,-41.133 d: 18718